Bolster or pillow-roll support



N. F. MANSURE.

BOLSTER OR PILLOW ROLL SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED APR-1, I920- 0 0 :0: 0:00:00 y o o o o o o owo UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NELLIE FORSMAN MANSURE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Application filed April 1,

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NELLIE FonsMAN MANsUnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have-invented anew and useful Improvement in Bolster or Pillow-Roll Supports, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates particularly to means for supporting a bolster, or pillowroll, ofa bed when the bed is in use. Bolsters of the character referred to are commonly of the form of a hollow cylinder, which is of comparatively light weight, and

which has a cut-away longitudinal segment to enable the pillows to be inserted or housed in the bolster while the bed is in made-up condition. Itis usual, in preparing the bed for occupancy, to remove the bolster and stand it in an inclined position in a corner of the room. This is an unsatisfactory method of disposing of thebolster at night, both because it is unsanitary and because there is danger of the bolster either tipping over or sliding along the floor and falling.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide: a bolster-support which will serve effectively to hold the bolster in upright position, when the bolster is not in use on the bed, and a further object is to provide a collapsible device of the character indicated which, when not 1n use, can be folded sufliciently to enable it to be housed under the bed.

The invention is illustrated, in its pre-. ferred embodiment, in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 represents an elevational view of the improved bolster-support. in extended condition, a bolster supported in the device being shown brokenly; Fig.2, an elevational view of the device in collapsed condition; Fig. 3, a broken elevational view showing the lower end of the bolster; and Fig. f, a broken vertical sectional view illustrating a modification of' the collapsible bolster-support.

In the construction illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, the invention is embodied in a collapsible container comprising a rigid upper cylindrical section 1; a rigid lower base section 2; and a collapsible intermediate section 3. The section 1 may comprise annular rim-members 1, and 1", connected by wires 1 in accordance with the ordinary Specification 01' Letters Patent.

BOLS'IER OR PILLQW-ROLL SUPPORT.

Patented Nov. 1, 1921. 1920. Serial No. 370,582.

method of forming wire baskets. member 1 is in the form of an cylindrical member. i r

The base-section 2 comprises annular frame members, or rims, 2 2", 2 and 2, and wirework f, in the form of an open weave. The section 2 has a contracted intermediate portion which is encircled by the intermediate band 2*. The rim 2 is larger than the rim 2, and is secured thereto by the wires 4. Thus, there is provided an etipanded base for the bolstersupport, and the base is preferably of a greater diameter than the body of the bolster-support, while the constricted intermediate portion of the base-section 2 is of considerably less diameter than the body of the bolster-support. so as to afford a shoulder 5 upon which. the lower end of the bolster 6 can rest, as indicated in Fig. 1.

The collapsible intermediate section 33 is formed of two sets of light metal strips 3 and 3 which cross each other and are pivotally connected, forming a lazy-tong or parallel link arrangement which permits collapsing in the manner illustrated in Fig. 2. It will be understood thatthe strips,or bars, 3 and 3 are suitably curved, and that they are sufficiently flexible to permit such a change in curvature as may, be necessary 1n moving from the collapsed position to the expanded position and vice versa. The section 3 may be held in the extended position by means of a link. or hook, 7 which locks the device against collapsing. The strips 3 have their upper ends extended and pivotally connected to a circular band 8 which is firmly united to the band 1 of the upper section 1. The strips 3 have their lower ends extended and pivotally connected with the circular band 9 which is securely united to the upper rim 2 of the base section 2. Thus, the construction described comprises a collapsible cylindrical basket having a contracted portion near its lower end and having its base expanded to prevent the device from tipping easily.

In the use of the device, the bolster, after removal from the bed, is inserted in standing position in the bolster-support, which may be located in a corner of the room. Usually, the bolster-support will be of somewhat larger diameter than the bolster, so that the bolster can lean slightly in the basket and bear against the vertical walls at the corner of the r om. Th bolster-support, however,

Thus, the openwork upper section 11, each comprising suitable wirework. The section 10 is equipped outside the wirework, at suitable intervals, with vertical guide-rods 10. The upper section 11 is of slightly larger diameter than the lower section andis provided with a lower rim 11 which is of somewhat less diameter than the body of the section 11 and which embraces the vertical guide-rods 10. When the device is in extended condition, the ring 11 engages recesses, or off-sets, 10", with which the guide-rods 10 are provided near their upper ends. Thus, the upper section 11 is held in elevated position. When de sired, the upper section may be compressed or caused to slide telescopically over the lower section, thus collapsing the structure. In this form of construction, the upper end of the section llis preferably equipped with an upper rim, or ring, 11 which is of less diameter than the body of the section 11, the ring 11*, serving as a means for engaging the vertical surface of the bolster, to prevent the bolster from'tipping too much in the bolster-support. I

The improved device is simple, can be manufactured at moderate cost and is well adapted tdthepurpose. The open metalwork construction is sanitary and adapted to prevent the collection of dust. By means of the improved device,-the bolster can be supported without coming into contact with the floor, and there is little danger of the bolster being tipped over and soiled or injured. In Fig. 3, the dotted lines 6 indicate the cut-away or open portion of the bolster, where the bolster-is of a construction to enable the pillows to bestowed away therein during the day time.

The foregoing detailed description has been given. for clearness of understanding only, and no unnecessary limitation should be understood therefrom, but the appended claims should be construed as broadly as permissible, in view of the prior art.

WVhat I regard as new, and desire' to secure by Letters Patent is:

'1. A bolster-support comprising a noncollapsible open wirework cylindrical upper section, a base section having a constricted intermediate portion, adapted toserve as a support forthe lower end of the bolster, and a collapsible intermediate section joined to the upper and lower sections. 2. A bolster-support comprising a noncollapsible open wirework' cylindrical upper section, an open wirework base-section'having a constricted intermediate'portion and an expanded base end, and a collapsible intermediate section joined to the upper section and the base-section.

3.- A' bolster-support" comprising a cylindrical upper section, a base-section having a constricted intermediate portion,and a collapsible intermediate section comprising sets of parallel'bars 'pivotally joined together and pivotally connected with the upper sec tion and the basesection.

NELLIE FonsMAN" A sUR 

